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CONTENTS
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Officers and Delegates of the Convention....................................
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Convention Staff Officers and Staff Advisors to Committees......................
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Letter of Transmittal....................................................
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xi
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Preface .............................................................
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Part I — Comparison of Present Constitution with Proposed Constitution
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DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
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Preamble .......................................................
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Article 1. Origin of government; right to alter......................
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Article 2. Constitution, laws and treaties of United States to be supreme
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law of State.......................................
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Article 3. Reserved powers of states and people.....................
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Article 4. Exclusive right of people of State to regulate internal govern-
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ment and police thereof..............................
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Article 5. Common law and statutes of England applicable; trial by jury;
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property derived under charter granted to Lord Baltimore...
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Article 6. Legislators and executive officers are trustees of public; right
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of people to reform or establish new government.........
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Article 7. Elections to be free and frequent; right of suffrage..........
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Article 8. Separation of powers..................................
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Article 9. Suspension of laws....................................
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Article 10. Freedom of speech and debate and proceedings in legislature.
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Article 11. Meeting place of legislature.............................
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Article 12. Legislature to be frequently convened.....................
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Article 13. Right to petition legislature for redress of grievances.........
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Article 14. No tax, etc., to be levied without consent of legislature......
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Article 15. Poll taxes prohibited; paupers not to be assessed; uniformity
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of taxation ......................................
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Article 16. Sanguinary laws to be avoided; cruel and unusual punishment
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Article 17. Ex post facto laws; retrospective oaths or restrictions.........
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Article 18. Attainder of treason or felony..........................
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Article 19. Remedy for injury to person or property..................
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Article 20. Trial of facts where they arise...........................
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Article 21. Rights of accused; indictment; counsel; confrontation; speedy
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trial; impartial and unanimous jury.....................
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Article 22. Self incrimination ...................................
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Article 23. Due process ........................................
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Article 24. Slavery ............................................
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Article 25. Excessive bail, fines and punishment......................
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Article 26. Warrants ..........................................
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Article 27. Corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.................
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Article 28. Militia ............................................
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Article 29. Standing armies .....................................
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Article 30. Military power should be subordinate to civil power.........
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Article 31. Quartering of soldiers.................................
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Article 32. Martial law ........................................
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Article 33. Removal of judges; judges not to hold other office, receive
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Article 34. Rotation in executive departments........................
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